Frost Giant
Creature — Giant
Rampage 2 (Whenever this creature becomes blocked, it gets +2/+2 until end of turn for each creature blocking it beyond the first.)
- CMC
- 6
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- R
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Legends
- Price
- $2.15
- EDHREC rank
- #29806
Frost Giant is a six-mana 4/4 with no enters-the-battlefield effect, no evasion, and no relevant abilities — it attacks into blockers and dies. The cost is everything: six mana for a vanilla beater is unplayable at any table that isn't a kitchen-table casual group running base-set starters.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | not legal |
| pioneer | not legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Frost Giant is legal in Commander, Legacy, Vintage, and Oathbreaker, but legality is not the same as playability. In Commander, the 99-card singleton format that tolerates the widest range of cards, Frost Giant still can't justify its slot — six mana for a 4/4 with no text competes against Grave Titan, Primeval Titan, and dozens of other threats that win games at the same cost. Legacy and Vintage have even less patience for it; neither format will ever cast Frost Giant. It is, in practical terms, a card that exists.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$2.15 cheap tier
At $2.15, Frost Giant sits in a price tier its power level cannot explain — this is collector and nostalgia demand, not gameplay demand. The price is unlikely to move significantly in either direction; casual players who want it for theme or sentiment will pay it, and competitive players will not.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.